McDermott teams with Zamil in Saudi Arabia

McDermott International and Zamil Offshore have signed a joint venture agreement for operations in Saudi Arabia.

The two companies will work together on an exclusive basis
to target the maintenance, modifications and operations market in the country,
providing offshore brownfield engineering,
procurement, construction and installation solutions.

The largest offshore and marine services provider in the
Middle East, Zamil’s partnership with McDermott will
allow the latter to access new markets in Saudi Arabia.

McDermott Senior Vice President Middle East and North Africa
Linh Austin said the company was committed to supporting oil and gas activities
in the country and its growth in the region is expected to contribute to local
content commitments.

“Building
on the strengths and distinguished track-record of both companies and fuelled
by McDermott’s technology and digital-ready solutions, we will enable our
customers to maximise the performance of offshore assets by increasing
reliability and production uptime,” he said.